Historical information

This photograph, taken by The Advocate in 1988, features the 3AR and 3LO radio transmitting station on Sydenham Road, Sydenham.

The station's transmitter is a 705-foot (215-metre) steel lattice mast, recognised as one of the tallest radio masts in Australia. The structure was erected in 1938 when radio station 3LO relocated its transmission facilities from the Maidstone-Braybrook area to Sydenham.

Although photographed in 1988, the image was later published in a 1989 Advocate article that discussed speculation surrounding the future of the site. By that time, a decision had been made to retain the landmark structure, which remains a prominent feature of the local landscape and an important reminder of the region's broadcasting history.

Significance

The 3LO transmitter at Sydenham is one of the most important pieces of broadcasting infrastructure in Victoria. It is also one of the most recognised landmarks in Sydenham.

The site is officially the ABC Radio Mast and Transmitter Station, Sydenham Road, Sydenham, built in 1938, and it still broadcasts 774 kHz ABC Melbourne (3LO) today

Physical description

Digital scan of black and white negative

Inscriptions & markings

6862 - 3AR And 3LO Radio Transmitting Station Sydenham Road Sydenham 1988 Photograph (Advocate 700).JPG